Essay #108 "Smoking in Public Places" 05.05.18 Recent smoking ban in many countries has caused a great outcry from people who think that it violates human rights. However, other part, mostly non-smokers, think the absolute opposite and deem this as a great decision. In my opinion, smoking bans hugely beneficial for our society and there is no any violation of rights. Firstly, we have to understand that people who smoke still can do so, but while it is not in public places. They can smoke in special places, like smoking areas, thus no one takes their right away it was just constrained in order to not disturb others. Smokers have their right to smoke, however, not everywhere, as it was. Another thing, that we have to recon that smokers now comprise a minority in our society, so we just cannot be led by their needs and ignore non-smokers. The governments should set priority on non-smokers much higher. So as smokers have rights to smoke, people who do not smoke have the equal rights not to inhale this poisonous smoke while they try to relax in a pub or in a park. And finally, despite this law highly restrict smokers’ rights it makes them a favor in saving their health, as this habit is detrimental for our health. If people are not clever enough to fully understand to what extend they are jeopardizing their health the governments should take on regulation of their behaviour. So it is quite strange that smoking is not banned entirely, but maybe, in future it will be done. To conclude, despite of restrictions connected with smoking ban people still have an opportunity to smoke if they want to. So it does not violate right of smokers, it just extends rights of non-smokers, who previously have to cope with cigarette smoke in places where they want to relax. Thus it is not a violation, it is an attempt to make our society healthier and make them to adopt right habits and to give up unhealthy ones.